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Sep 9, 2004 09:31
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English term

parrot on his arm be stuffed

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Aye, ye peepin' bilge rat, that parrot on his arm be stuffed.

"peeping bilge rat" ist wohl "ne quieckende, dreckige Ratte", aber was ist danach gemeint???????

Ich habe leider keinen Kontext, dadurch wird es auch nicht leider, weiß ich ja ...

Dankeschön für Eure Hilfe!
Sabine
Proposed translations (German)
4 +1 the parrot on his arm is not real
5 vielleicht hilft dieser Link
4 see comment
4 zum Teufel mit diesem Papagei auf seinem Arm
3 dieser ausgestopfte Papagei auf seinem Arm

Discussion

Cilian O'Tuama Sep 9, 2004:
yes, 'be stuffed' is a pirate's way of saying 'is stuffed'
Non-ProZ.com Sep 9, 2004:
Hi an alle. Ich w�rde das dann �bersetzen mit "Jaaah, quiekende Schiffsratte, der Papagei auf seinem Arm ist nicht echt." Aber wieso "be" stuffed? Ist das Piraten-Englisch?
Elvira Stoianov Sep 9, 2004:
deadspace of a ship. Hence, a "bilge rat" is a creature considered most lowly by a pyrate. Though, many a pyrate found himself eating those same rats to survive!
http://www.inkyfingers.com/pyrates/terms/ ;)
Elvira Stoianov Sep 9, 2004:
Bilge - The lowest part inside the ship, within the hull itself. If any place on the ship was going to be dank and musty, the bilge was such a place. It was the first place to show signs of leakage and was often considered the most filthy, deadspace of a

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+1
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the parrot on his arm is not real

it's stuffed (ausgestopft)

(Well, shiver me timbers) It sounds like pirates talking
Peer comment(s):
agree Kathinka van de Griendt : Blisterin' barnacles, 'tis so!
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Avast ye scurvy scum [whatever that means :-)]
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Hi Cilian! Hab recht vielen Dank!!! Gruß aus Berlin! Sabine."
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see comment

the parrot is stuffed (gestopft), i.e. it is not a live parrot (Monty Python sketch coming to mind here)
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dieser ausgestopfte Papagei auf seinem Arm

wir würden sicher sagen: auf seiner Schulter
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zum Teufel mit diesem Papagei auf seinem Arm

as in get stuffed - hau ab

für die Ratte - dreckige (oder geile) Kanalratte, Schiffs- oder Hafenratte - je nach Kontext
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vielleicht hilft dieser Link

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